The Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) and Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Israel (KAS Israel) held an online conference on the impact of climate change on the Middle East and the challenges to national security.
In the event, experts discussed the impact of global warming on stability in the Middle East, the dangers inherent in the region’s severe water shortages, and dire predictions that the Persian Gulf region may no longer be livable by 2050.
Participents:
Opening Remarks: MK Miki Haimovich, Deputy Chair of Knesset, and Head of the Internal Affairs and Environment Committee.
The Honorable John Conger, Director of the Center for Climate and Security, and Senior US Advisor to the International Military Council on Climate and Security (IMCCS).
The Honorable Sherri Goodman, Senior Strategist at the Center for Climate and Security, and Secretary General of the International Military Council on Climate and Security (IMCCS).
Dr. Louise van Schaik, Head of Unit EU & Global Affairs and Senior Research Fellow at the Clingendael Institute.
Dr. Colin Price, Head of the Porter School of Environmental Studies at Tel Aviv University.
Brig. Gen. (res.) Udi Dekel, Managing Director, INSS.
Moderator: Dr. Shira Efron, Senior Researcher, INSS, Special Advisor on Israel with the RAND Corporation, and Adjunct Scholar at the Modern War Institute, West Point